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Author and essayist Lewis Hyde talks with Jon Joseph about his most recent book, A Primer for Forgetting. To be born is thought of as a forgetting in many cultures around the world. Hyde also explores the creative need for the trickster and unconventional gift economy running parallel to Zen.
Summary
Author and essayist Lewis Hyde talks with Jon Joseph about his most recent book, A Primer for Forgetting.
To be born is thought of as a forgetting in many cultures around the world.
Hyde also explores the creative need for the trickster and the unconventional gift economy running parallel to Zen. At every gate there is a trickster ahead of us.
He touches on Dogen’s set of instructions for study of the self and for noticing the habits of mind (Genjokoan).
Luminaries event recorded February 20, 2023.
See also: Zen Luminaries Dharma Theme
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